Michael Jakob
@ct-economics.bsky.social
Independent researcher and consultant - climate economics
Economics
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Energy
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The Case Against Climate Doom
This open access book provides hope against climate pessimism and outline practical ways to combat climate change.
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Read more in my (open access) book on climate optimism: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
How does the land use of different electricity sources compare?
All energy production takes up land, but which sources use the most land, and which use it most efficiently?
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Concerns about critical raw materials and land use for siting renewable capacities need to be taken seriously but are unlikely to be a constraint to widespread deployment. A clean energy system would in fact imply far less mining than one based on fossil energy (ourworldindata.org/land-use-per...)
The energy used to produce RE technologies, such as solar panels and wind turbines, is recovered after 1 to 3 years. With a lifetime of around 25 years, RE technologies generate more than ten times the energy used to manufacture them (https://doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_469-3).
Solar could constitute the world’s main source of electricity by 2030 and its main source of all energy by 2040.
Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy
Improving costs and scale reflect looming opportunities
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30% of worldwide electricity production is already from renewable sources. Total capacity of solar PV has surpassed 1,000 GW. 10,000 GW could be achieved by 2030, and 30,000 to 70,000 GW by 2050.
Costs for solar have declined by 90% since 2010, those for wind by 80% (see figure). This makes renewables competitive against fossil energy even without dedicated climate policies (see figure).
Reasons for climate optimism – part 21
Renewable energy has become much less costly, and its rapidly growing share in energy production will soon make it the dominant source of energy consumed globally.
Renewable energy has become much less costly, and its rapidly growing share in energy production will soon make it the dominant source of energy consumed globally.
Coaching — ct - economics
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If you know anyone who might be interested, please don’t hesitate to put us in touch! Here’s a short description of my profile: www.ct-economics.net/en/coaching.
I am focusing on people working on sustainable development and/or academia. My personal experience might be particularly helpful for people considering self-employment.
What is still underdeveloped is the third pillar of Climate Transition Economics – coaching. I am trained as a systemic coach and would be happy to help others with their professional development.
I also had the opportunity to provide some policy advice, for example for the @adb.org, @diplo.de, @giz.de, @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social and commission.europa.eu/about/depart....
It allowed me to continue collaborating with great colleagues, e.g. from @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, @nupinytt.bsky.social, @ecologic.eu, @envdefensefund.bsky.social, ceepr.mit.edu and theclimatedesk.eu.
A little more than two years ago, I started off as an independent researcher. So far, connecting science and policy has worked remarkably well.
The Case Against Climate Doom
This open access book provides hope against climate pessimism and outline practical ways to combat climate change.
doi.org
Read more in my (open access) book on climate optimism: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Redirecting
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Transnational networks of sub-national actors, such as the C40 Cities Global Covenant of Mayors of almost 100 cities which together represent more than 20% of global economic activity constitute an important element in a complex multi-level framework for climate governance (doi.org/10.1016/j.uc...).
Assessing corporate climate action: Corporate climate policies and company-level emission reductions
Private investment decisions are expected to play a decisive role in redirecting capital flows in line with the Paris Agreement. The financial sector and policymakers have emphasized the role of corpo...
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More than 500 companies have set goals in line with the Science-Based Targets Initiative Corporate Net-Zero Standard and the Climate Action 100+ network includes 170 focus companies that have committed to disclosing their emissions and taking actions to reduce them (doi.org/10.1371/jour...).
Fusing subnational with national climate action is central to decarbonization: the case of the United States - Nature Communications
Climate action from local actors is vital in achieving nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement. Here the authors show that existing commitments from U.S. states, cities and busin...
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In the US, the ‘We Are Still In’ coalition reaffirmed their commitment to climate action against rollbacks of federal climate policies. Climate pledges by US sub-national could, if fully implemented, by themselves be sufficient to meet US national target (doi.org/10.1038/s414...).
Exploring links between national climate strategies and non-state and subnational climate action in nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
Non-state and sub-national actors (e.g. companies, civil society, cities and regions, collectively referred to as ‘NSAs’) could bridge the ambition gap left by insufficiently ambitious nationally d...
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Sub-national climate policies can compensate to some degree for the lack of climate action at the national level and sub-national actors are also important for the implementation of national climate policies (doi.org/10.1080/1469...).
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Reasons for climate optimism – part 20
In many countries where climate policy is lagging, sub-national actors are taking the lead, helping catalyze progress on the national level (see figure from IPCC AR6 WG3 report).
In many countries where climate policy is lagging, sub-national actors are taking the lead, helping catalyze progress on the national level (see figure from IPCC AR6 WG3 report).
The Case Against Climate Doom
This open access book provides hope against climate pessimism and outline practical ways to combat climate change.
doi.org
Read more in my (open access) book on climate optimism: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Reposted by Paul Lehmann
Facing the storm: Developing corporate adaptation and resilience action plans amid climate uncertainty - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Facing the storm: Developing corporate adaptation and resilience action plans amid climate uncertainty
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Firms increasingly are preparing corporate climate adaptation and resilience strategies to help them improve their general understanding of climate risks, better respond to acute risks, and adapt business models to chronic risks (doi.org/10.1038/s441...)
Even though adaptation policies are often still relatively limited, Latin America has made some progress on adaptation policies, and to some extent North America and Europe as well. Areas most frequently addressed by adaptation policies include cities and oceans (doi.org/10.1038/s415..., see table).
Redirecting
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Adaptation is not a substitute for emissions reductions. Yet, people all over the world will need to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of global warming recent research provides guidance on effective policy design (doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...).
A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation - Nature Climate Change
For global adaptation effort, it is essential to understand which actors are participating and what their roles are. This Analysis, based on comparative case studies, displays the dominant actors in a...
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At least 170 countries (in addition to sub-national actors, such as cities) cover adaptation in their climate policies, in some cases including pilot projects and local experiments in different sectors, providing information and building up networks of key actors (doi.org/10.1038/s415...).
Reasons for climate optimism – part 19
Most countries have outlined general strategies that address unavoidable warming and have translated them into specific actions.
Most countries have outlined general strategies that address unavoidable warming and have translated them into specific actions.
The Case Against Climate Doom
This open access book provides hope against climate pessimism and outline practical ways to combat climate change.
doi.org
Read more in my (open access) book on climate optimism: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
How trade policy can support the climate agenda
Ensure open markets for clean technologies and products
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Additional forums, such as the “inclusive and ambitious high-level forum for industry decarbonization” could provide entry points for deeper cooperation within ‘climate clubs’ of climate frontrunners.
Just Energy Transition Partnerships and the future of coal - Nature Climate Change
Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are an important international initiative to address the urgent coal phase-out issue in emerging economies. Model-based assessment demonstrates JETPs for So...
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Despite some implementation challenges, JETPs are gaining traction in Vietnam and South Africa and have at least sparked a debate in Indonesia and Senegal.
Just Energy Transition Partnerships with South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam and Senegal provide funding combine climate finance from different donor countries to jointly address climate concerns and socio-economic objectives (see table).
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Similarly, the Loss and Damage Fund, agreed at COP27 in late 2022, should help vulnerable countries deal with climate impacts.